PARIS (AP) — Protesters took to the streets of more than 200 towns and cities across France on Thursday to denounce spending cuts and demand higher taxes on the rich.

In Paris, thousands of workers, retirees and students started marching on Thursday afternoon from Place d’Italie. The Eiffel Tower informed visitors in a statement it was closed due to the strike. • Unionists use flares during a new round of strikes and protests against the caretaker government and cost-cutting Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) • A demonstrator displays a poster of luxury group LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault reading” B Arnault uses 6 tax havens , thief” during a new round of strikes and protests against the caretaker government and cost-cutting Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/

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